Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
πΈ Intro:
A5 D5 F#5 D5
A5 D5 F#5 D5
A5 D5
πΈ Verse 1:
D5 F#5 D5
I've got a story to tell
D5 A5 D5
I hope I wear it well
D5 F#5
I've got an axe to grind like how life
D5 A5
ground us into dust
D5 F#5 D5
I've got money to burn
D5 A5 D5
I had to wait my turn
D5 F#5
I had to learn my mind
F#5 D5
Is never something I can trust
πΈ Chorus:
D5 A5
So I'm standing here
A5 F#5
With my naked heart
F#5 D5
And I hold it up
D5
In my shaking arms
D5 A5
I'm not trying to die
A5 F#5
I'm just making art
F#5 D5
So don't make it hard
D5 A5
Don't make it hard
πΈ Verse 2:
D5 F#5 D5
It's getting hard to resist
D5 A5 D5
I'm feeling counterfeit
D5 F#5 D5
And thats a threat so real
D5
It's almost something I can touch
πΈ Chorus:
D5 A5
So I'm standing here
A5 F#5
With my naked heart
F#5 D5
And I hold it up
D5
In my shaking arms
D5 A5
I'm not trying to die
A5 F#5
I'm just making art
F#5 D5
So don't make it hard
D5 A5
Don't make it hard
πΈ Solo:
D5 A5 F#5 D5
A5 D5
πΈ Verse 3:
D5 F#5 D5
I had a story to tell
D5 A5 D5
I hope I told it well
D5 F#5 D5
I had to face my fear
D5
That I was never good enough
πΈ Chorus:
D5 A5
So I'm standing here
A5 F#5
With my naked heart
F#5 D5
And I hold it up
D5
In my shaking arms
D5 A5
I'm not trying to die
A5 F#5
I'm just making art
F#5 D5
So don't make it hard
D5 A5
Don't make it hard
πΈ Outro:
A5 D5 F#5
D5
I'm not trying to die
A5 D5 F#5 D5
Song History
Published: November 29, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025